Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to discuss this understated Oscar and Bafta-winning classic by Ukrainian-born World War II veteran Grigori Chukhrai.

Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:

https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/our-acts

https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/shows

https://qedcomedylab.co.uk/saintmisbehavinpod

https://www.criterion.com/films/343-ballad-of-a-soldier

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/201-ballad-of-a-soldier

https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number&country=Soviet%20Union

https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/ten-great-non-hollywood-world-war-ii-movies/detail/

Contact us/socials:

All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast and Ally Pitts you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast linktr.ee/ally_pitts

We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash.

Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com

Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/

Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/ instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/

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